United States Gypsum Company's Responses to Standard Interrogatories in Karal v. Atlas Turner, Inc., with Exhibits 1-9 (2001)

United States Gypsum Company's responses and objections to the plaintiffs' Set One standard interrogatories in a Los Angeles Superior Court complex asbestos case (Case No. BC 229104), with a verification by M. K. Kendall and attached Exhibits 1-9. The responses cover its asbestos-containing products and their asbestos content, suppliers (Union Carbide is among those listed), product warnings, testing, insurance, discontinuation dates, medical personnel, and when it learned of asbestos-related disease.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-16: U.S. Gypsum Company's responses and objections to Standard Interrogatories Nos. 1-61, signed by Haight, Brown & Bonesteel
• Page 17: Verification by M. K. Kendall, Manager, Analytical Services, Cook County, Illinois
• Pages 18-25: Exhibit 1: percentage of asbestos by weight in U.S. Gypsum products, by product and date
• Page 26: Exhibit 2: asbestos-containing products and their colors
• Page 27: Exhibit 3: text of product warnings and the dates they were used
• Page 28: Exhibit 4: packaging for asbestos-containing products
• Pages 29-36: Exhibit 5: table of insurance carriers, policy numbers, types and periods
• Pages 37-38: Exhibit 6: reasons for discontinuing asbestos-containing product categories and last dates of manufacture with asbestos
• Pages 39-40: Exhibit 7: plant clinics and medical personnel retained or consulted, 1930-1976 (continues past page 40)
• Pages 54-56: Chart pages with failed OCR, apparently a list of organizations and meetings (probably Exhibit 8); content cannot be confirmed from the text
• Pages 57-58: Exhibit 9: statement of when U.S. Gypsum learned of asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma

People and organizations

From William J. Sayers, Esq. (Haight, Brown & Bonesteel, L.L.P., attorney for defendants including United States Gypsum Company and Union Carbide Corporation); Farah Nicol, Esq. (Haight, Brown & Bonesteel, L.L.P.); Karen B. Goldberg, Esq. (Haight, Brown & Bonesteel, L.L.P.); M. K. Kendall (Manager, Analytical Services, United States Gypsum Company (verification)) to Joseph Karal, Jr. and Sylvia Karal (plaintiffs, propounding party).

• Farah S. Nicol (author)
• William J. Sayers (author)
• United States Gypsum Company (its organization)
• Asbestos Corporation Limited (named)
• Atlas Asbestos Company (Coalinga, California) (named)
• Atlas Turner, Inc (named)
• Canadian Johns-Manville Co., Ltd (named)
• Carey Canadian (named)
• CertainTeed (named)
• Dana Corporation (named)
• Haight (named)
• Harcros Chemicals, Inc (named)
• Keasby and Mattison (named)
• Lake Asbestos of Quebec Ltd (named)
• Maremont Corporation (named)
• Nicolet Industries, Inc (named)
• North American Asbestos Corporation (named)
• Pacific Asbestos Corp (named)
• Quigley Company, Inc (named)
• Superior Court of the State of California (named)
• T&N Ltd (named)
• The Center For Claims Resolution (named)
• Union Carbide Corporation (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Canadian Johns-Manville · CertainTeed · Illinois Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Mississippi Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-5456 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 58 pages.